Vintage Large Hard Disk Head Assembly Siemens Nixdorf Mainframe NEW OLD STOCK

I am wondering if this hard disk drive head assembly could possibly be for the Entrex 480 system...or is it "too new", with the date of April 12, 1982?

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Up for sale is a Vintage Large Hard Disk Head Assembly Siemens Nixdorf Mainframe NEW OLD STOCK.  This appears to be NEW OLD STOCK. look at the pics. Seems like it was headed back to Siemens Nixdorf as that was where it is addressed on the box. If you know who makes this let me know. Look at all pics and offer accordingly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entrex/Nixdorf Data Terminal Care (cleaning) Kit

Designed for the Entrex Data/Scope terminals:

 

 

Pictures Courtesy Richard Dubois, thank you!

ENTREX / NIXDORF COMPUTER 8K core memory board & stack 480 16 bit 15" (PL-62-45-01391-000)

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ENTREX INC. / NIXDORF COMPUTER (Burlington Massachusetts)

8K core memory board & stack

Pulled from a retired Entrex / Nixdorf Model 480 System

15" X 15" 16 bit Data General Nova Base Board from the mid 1970's

Date codes on most of the IC's are 1974.
The sticker on the back indicates it was inspected by quality assurance in 1975.
Memory Board is 15" X 15"
Chances are the stack was made by EMM but didn't want to remove the cover.
It probably still works but there is no way to test.
32 Data Terminals were connected to the 480 system running with 4 of these boards.

The hardware & software was incredible to maintain data transfer
of 32 keypunch operators typing all at once on just 32K of memory.

A very rare find & real nice piece of vintage & early computer history.

Being sold as is with no returns due to the age.

 

Vintage Nixdorf Entrex Mini Computer Mag Tape 280 380 480 System Collectible

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Here we have a very collectable "Magnetic Tape" that was used on the ENTREX & NIXDORF

16 Bit 280, 380 & 480 Mini Computers back in the early 1980's.

This is a brand new unopened 200' tape that was used to backup data and programs way back in the day.

Very rare and hard to find still in the unopened factory sealed package.
The tape has a date code of 8521 - 1985 21st week  (33 years old).

It has a yellow "write ring" in the back to enable writing or if you remove the label it was write protected.

The black piece on the top of the tape is the locking dust cover and had a hook on it to hang it in tape storage units.

Very nice and interesting piece of vintage computer history. 

 

 

 

Nixdorf - Branded Entrex Data/Scope Terminal

These were all posted on Flickr back on September 15, 2007
He says... "This machine has been found in a barn... and is now looking for its long lost identity!"

https://www.flickr.com/photos/matteoc/1395711432/in/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/matteoc/1395726174/in/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/matteoc/1395713560/in/photostream/

Limited Edition Serigraph Print "Entrex Building" by C.J. Yao!

Well, it's not about any Entrex system, per se, but it is likely a picture (or painting, if you can believe that) of the Entrex building in Massachusetts back in the day.  It seemed mildly worthy of historical archive on this site, anyway...

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We have the limited edition serigraph print "Entrex Building" from the incredible artist C.J. Yao up for auction!

Vintage Entrex 480 DCC D116 mini computer, DG nova clone ("The Lost Entrex")

In the words of the original seller of this auction, May 2017:

Vintage Entrex 480 Mini Computer

There is not a lot of information in regard to this computer on the internet although  google search will net some information.   

This is the computer component of a larger Entrex data entry system from the early 70s.  This CPU is based on if not build by Digital Controls Corporation(DCC).   

It is physical appearance if very similar to the DCC D-116 (see the last photo).  Indeed it contains a DCC CPU board and a DCC Synchronous communications controller board.  

It also contains a Entrex Disk controller board and an Entrex Tape controller board.  

Finally it has 4 Entrex Core memory boards of 8K each.   Most likely a very rare computer.  

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Vintage Circuit Board Entrex 307-044-500-202 edac

The pictures aren't much to look at, with poor focus, but you can make out that it's a connector of some kind.  And this "badge" hanging off of the middle wire bundle which appears to say "ENTREX".

Was it a board connector for this system?  Maybe we'll never know.  Unfortunately, I didn't buy this either.

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Vintage Rare Entrex DG 8K Core Stack Memory Wincor Nixdorf Siemens Computer

Just archiving this.  Sorry, I never caught the auction when it was still recent enough for the pictures to be there, and we didn't buy this item (unfortunately.)

So, this is just to archive that it was around as recently as Mar 23, 2016, and went to someone whom I hope eventually reads this.  

If you were the buyer, please contact us! 

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Entrex 8K Core Memory Board from:  1971

8K Core Stack on 16 bit Memory Board

Nice Piece of Vintage Computer History!

This board measures 15" X 15"

A copy of the NOVA 16K Memory made by Data General

Pulled from a Entrex/Nixdorf 480 Computer Mini Computer
Entrex was bought out by Nixdorf Computer and Nixdorf was
merged to Siemens Nixdorf Informations systems than later split off toFujitsu Siemens Computers and later known as Wincor Nixdorf. 

44 YEAR OLD CORE MEMORY !!!

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